Robert Methven Petrie
Canadian astronomer
Robert Methven Petrie was a Canadian astronomer.
He was born in Scotland but emigrated to Canada at the age of five. He grew up in Victoria, British Columbia and studied physics and mathematics at the University of British Columbia. Wikipedia
Born: May 15, 1906, St Andrews, United Kingdom
Died: April 8, 1966 (age 59 years), Victoria, Canada
Award: Henry Marshall Tory Medal (1961)
Alma mater: University of Michigan